xenodiagnosis


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xen·o·di·ag·no·sis

 (zĕn′ə-dī′əg-nō′sĭs, zē′nə-)
n. pl. xen·o·di·ag·no·ses (-sēz)
Diagnosis of an infectious disease at an early stage by exposing a presumably infected individual or tissue to a clean, laboratory-bred mosquito, tick, or other vector and then examining the vector for the presence of the infective microorganism.

xen′o·di·ag·nos′tic (-nŏs′tĭk) adj.
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xenodiagnosis

(ˌzɛnəʊˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs)
n
(Medicine) med a method of diagnosing an infectious disease by exposing a vector animal to infected material before examining the animal for the pathogen
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Of these 10 patients, 8 were clinically assessed at FMT-HVD and submitted samples for direct xenodiagnosis and peripheral blood for T.
Quantitative comparison between xenodiagnosis and haemoculture in the detection of Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi in experimental and natural chronic infections.
Monitoring of the prevalence of the infective larvae and biting rates as well as other entomological indices of the disease in the black fly vectors (a process called xenomonitoring or xenodiagnosis) has been and continues to be an important component of control programmes.
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Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in blood specimens of chronic chagasic patients by polymerase chain reaction amplification of kinetoplast minicircle DNA: comparison with serology and xenodiagnosis. J Clin Microbiol.
In this phase, it is possible to detect specific antibodies by different serological tests and, in many patients, the parasites can be isolated by blood culture or by xenodiagnosis. These tests are routinely used for parasitological exams (WHO 2013).
(21.) Avila HA, Pereira JB, Thiemann O, de Paiva E, Degrave W, Morel CM and Simpson L: Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in blood specimens of chronic chagasic patients by polymerase chain reaction amplification of kinetoplast minicircle DNA: comparison with serology and xenodiagnosis. J Clin Microbiol 31: 2421-242, 1993.